Sheriff Sets Date for Sale of Yip Stock at Pussycat
In District Court, a stay by attorney John Spann delayed the sale of Yip brothers stock tied to the Pussycat. Sheriff will schedule a new sale date to cover costs of the special master and attorney Sorenson. Bonds posted by local figures failed to justify the guarantees, leading Judge Sexton to proceed with the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jne Yip
Attorne
Paul Sorenson
Sorenson
Carwood van
Pussycat
Yip
John Spann
Judge Sexton
Las Vegas
Doug Rent
Bonanza Lib
Tony Gallard
Rustic Inn
Fimner Gunderson
Mad Cymbal Thief Strikes Again Near Nevada Club
Police report a three fingered thief targeted local drummers, stealing two cymbals worth $1 from Lenny Simms outside the Diamond Jim's Nevada Club. The same burglar later took three cymbals from two performers at the Golden Nugget, prompting concern over a growing spree in Casino Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenny Simms
Nevada Club
Casino Center
Simms
Ifs
Golden Nugget
Nevada
Titlow Seeks Turn in Nevada Senate Control
Independent State Sen. Emerson Titlow signals possible Republican support to retake the Nevada Senate in a special session on reapportionment. Titlow says Democrats mishandled reapportionment and backs the GOP line. Titlow previously aligned with Democrats to give them Senate control in 1965 after switching parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ent
Emerson Titlow
Nevada
Titlow
GOP
Senate
Hour at Courthouse Elevator Traps Sheriff Officer and Wife
Sheriff’s identification officer Woody Thompson and his wife Verona, both 24, were stuck between the first and second floors of the courthouse elevator for about an hour from 12 30 p m to 1 30 p m. They rang the emergency bell and waited for help. Janitor Joe Clary lifted the hatch and freed them after the mechanism failed. The pair described the heat inside the 6 by 6 foot space and noted Thompson smoked a pipe once rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woody Thompson
Verona
Thompson
Joe Clary
Clary
Campaigns On For Home Rule In Washington
Home rule advocates in the House pressed a weekend drive to win support for a Sept. 13 vote on a Senate bill letting D C residents elect their mayor and council. The effort faces a lagging push amid a reported rift between President Johnson and GOP leader Gerald Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
Young Vegans Going To Viet Nam
Two Las Vegas soldiers were assigned to Viet Nam. Pvt. Donald Cassels, 20, a Western High graduate and communications specialist, entered service in February. Pvt. John Hunt, Las Vegas High graduate and former State Highway Dept employee, was sent as a lineman after enlisting in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Viet Nam
Army
Donald Cassels
Robert G. Casselis
Preston Circle
Cassels
Pvt
John Hunt
Frank F. Hunt
Douglas Drive
State Highway Dept
SUN Executive To Speak At Educator Luncheon
Bryn Armstrong executive editor of the Las Vegas SUN will address a luncheon of the Clark County Secondary School Student Newspaper and Yearbook Advisers Association in the Thunderbird Hotel show room. Mrs Elizabeth Bench president of the association at F W Clark High School will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryn Armstrong
The
Las Vegas Sun
Thunderbird
Clark Chunity Secondary School
Elizabeth Bench
F. W. Clark High School
Association
Dealer Loses Coin Collection in Suspected Inside Job
A $1000 coin collection was reported stolen from the home of Don Cummings a casino dealer in Atlantic. Police said there were no signs of forcible entry and investigators suspect a young man who had frequented the home in recent days may know the coins’ whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Cummings
Last-Minute Draft Carveout Spurs Carson City Weddings
In Carson City, a flood of marriage licenses rushed out as President Johnson's draft law forced men to wed by midnight August 26. The County Clerk’s office briefly closed twice, once by police and once by District Judge Richard Waters, as crowds queued to beat the deadline. Some would-be spouses sought to have licenses dated earlier, appealing to Gov. Grant Sawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson City
Johnson
Richard Waters
Horse Cleared in $50,600 Damages Suit Against Stable Owner
A court absolved a horse of being wild in a $50,600 injury case brought by Donald Julins against Tex Gates of Tex Gates Riding Stables Twin Lakes. The judge found insufficient proof Gates owned the horse and that the animal was not wild after a March 10, 1963, incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Julins
Tex Gates
Twin Lakes
Dist
Clarence Sundean
Mike Hines
Gates
Cates
Las Vegas Fire Dept completes eight training drills
The Las Vegas Fire Department training unit reported yesterday the completion of eight combat training exercises in the West Las Vegas area during the past week. The drills were conducted in conjunction with the burning of bindings along the right of way for the Interstate 15 freeway extension project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Las Vegas Fire Chief to Return Monday from Reserve Training
Chief C. D Williams, Las Vegas fire chief and U S Army Reserve major, has spent two weeks leading a summer training program for the 427th Civil Affairs Company. He is expected to return to Las Vegas on Monday as commanding officer of the unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
C. D Williams
427Th Civil Affairs Company
U.S. Army Reserve
City Seeks Federal Help for Twin Lakes Tule Springs Parks
City officials pursue Housing and Home Finance Agency grants to cover up to 40 percent of two park acquisitions. Tule Springs at 850000 dollars faces master plan decisions on open space versus private sale. Twin Lakes also seeks funds. If approved both grants could total about 780000 dollars to aid development and reduce debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sincle Sam
Twin Lakes
Tule Springs
the Housing and Home Finance Agency
Oran Grayson
Twin Lakes Proper
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gunderson
Recorder and County Clerk's Office
Gallard
Fast Owens Ave
Internal Revenue Service
State of
Sexton
Police S Aid
Home
Washington
UPT
Terday
Congress
SUN Exec
Vegas
Sunfoto
Grant Sawyer
Johns Manville
AWS
Daystar
Flexifold
Nevada Blind & Floor CO
Julius
John Kelly
Williams
Ficer
U.S
City Commission
City Planning Commission
Commission
Fremont Hotel
Ed Levinson
Ed Torres
Stan Baldwin
Charleston
Hoover
Pixie
Gow
Vegas Village
North Charleston Plaza
East Sahara
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!